Q: Is 3,561,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,561,480 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,561,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 60 65 72 78 90 104 117 120 130 156 180 195 234 260 312 360 390 468 520 585 761 780 936 1,170 1,522 1,560 2,283 2,340 3,044 3,805 4,566 4,680 6,088 6,849 7,610 9,132 9,893 11,415 13,698 15,220 18,264 19,786 22,830 27,396 29,679 30,440 34,245 39,572 45,660 49,465 54,792 59,358 68,490 79,144 89,037 91,320 98,930 118,716 136,980 148,395 178,074 197,860 237,432 273,960 296,790 356,148 395,720 445,185 593,580 712,296 890,370 1,187,160 1,780,740 and 3,561,480, with no remainder.

Since 3,561,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,561,480, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).